Crime reports

Provided by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office

Staff reports

The following information was reported by the Kinston Dept. of Public Safety and the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office:

On Oct. 11, a Kinston police officer reported a suspect was driving while intoxicated and in possession of a homemade pipe (paraphernalia). The incident occurred on East Bright Street, Kinston.

On Oct. 11, a Kinston police officer, reported a suspect made a copy of a doctor's prescription in order to obtain Percocet. The incident occurred at a medical facility on North Herritage Street, Kinston.

On Oct. 11, a Kinston police officer reported a suspect possessed spirituous liquor while on a South Adkin Street sidewalk. The incident was cleared by an arrest.

On Oct. 11, a Kinston police officer reported a suspect possessed less than 1/2 ounce of marijuana. The incident occurred on East Highland Avenue, Kinston.

On Oct. 12, a Kinston police officer reported a suspect was driving a stolen Wildfire scooter valued at $150. The incident was cleared by an arrest.

On Oct. 12, a man reported an acquaintance hit him with a bat, resulting in minor injuries. The incident occurred on Fleming Avenue, Kinston.

On Oct. 12, a representative of McDonald's on West Vernon Avenue, Kinston, reported a customer purchased two sweet teas with a counterfeit $20 bill. The teas are valued at $2.

On Oct. 12, a man on Briary Run Road, Kinston, reported the following stolen from her shed: A Craftsman air compressor valued at $300; a Husquavarna weed trimmer valued at $250; a Black and Decker hedge trimmer valued at $100.

On Oct. 12, a man on E.N. Dickerson Road, Kinston, reported a dog bit his arm and hand, resulting in severe lacerations.

On Oct. 13, a woman on Fourth Street, Kinston, reported someone entered his residence and disturbed items within. Damages to a white table lamp were estimated at $30.

On Oct. 13, a man on Mill Road, Grifton, reported suspects broke into his residence and stole the following: A safe valued at $60; currency totaling $1,201; an Acer laptop computer valued at $250; .45/.38 ammunition valued at $20. two passports/various papers.

On Oct. 14, a man on Emerald Drive, Kinston, reported someone broke into his residence and stole a Panasonic flat screen TV valued at $475.